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Benjamin Mays
He was an African American minister, educator, scholar, and social activist, Benjamin Mays is perhaps best known as the longtime president of Morehouse College in Atlanta. He became the president of the college in 1940. His most famous student at Morehouse College was Martin Luther King Jr. They developed a very close relationship until King died. -
1946 Governor's Race
This controversy is between Herman Talmadge, Melvin Thompson, and Ellis Arnall. They were all running for governor at the same time. Eugene Talmadge was running for governor and he won but he passed away and it was Melvin who would step up and become governor. But people that supported the Talmadges' voted for Herman because they knew Eugene would get sick. They came out and said that Herman had enough votes to become governor. -
Cont'd 1946 Governor's Race
Arnall and Thompson both thought they should be the governor, it was all a mess. Herman ended up winning and he became governor. -
Herman Talmadge becomes governor
Herman Talmadge is the son of Eugene Talmadge. Talmadge was a staunch opponent of civil rights legislation. He reached out to black voters, not like his father. He became governer after his father's death. -
Brown vs Board of Education
Brown went to court complaining about segregation and that blacks didnt get as good of an education as whites did. The court declared the concept of "separate but equal" schools unconstitutional. -
Cont'd: Herman Talmadge
In 1956 Herman Talmadge was elected to the first of four terms in the U.S. Senate. His main focus in the Senate was to protect the rural ares in America. He sponsored a bill creating the food-stamp program to assist the nation's poor. -
1956 State Flag
In 1955 the Atlanta Attorney and Johns Sammons Bell pushed for a campaign to get a new flag. The new flag was supposed to represent what we stood for and what we will fight for. The flag bill went through the legislature with no public approval at all. In the late 1960's the flag was said by some Georgians that it wasn't a "proper" symbol for a state flag. They had to change it back to the original flag. -
Sibley Commission
It was a decision between closing public schools or a federal order to desegregate them. They made this decision after the Brown vs Board of Education. Despite Sibley's efforts, 60 percent voted for total segregation. After the Sibley Commission two black students got excepted into UGA, Holmes and Hunter. -
Civil Rights Movement
It was one of the most successful movements in the modern world. African Americans were sick and tired of being pushed around and started protesting. Martin Luther King Jr. was a huge advocate of the movements he believed in desegregation. The Civil Rights Movement was African Americans protesting for their rights. -
SNCC
The Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee organization started in the 1960's. The Albany Movement was one of the bigger SNCC acts. Atlanta was the center of the SNCC. The SNCC stagedd many sit-ins at lunch counters. The SNCC collaborated more with the Black Panther Party. -
Hamilton Holmes and Charlayne Hunter
These two students desegregated UGA in 1961. Holmes was a bussinessman and atteneded Atlanta's Henry McNeal Turner High School. In 1963 Holmes also became the first black student at Emory Universary School of Medicine. Hunter too went to Atlanta's Henry McNeal Turner High School. They both were bullied because of their race at UGA and got suspended for it. They returned back to UGA and were fine. -
Albany Movement
This movement began in 1961 and ended in 1962. Hundreds of black protestors were thrown in jail. Martin Luther King Jr. was a huge supporter of the Albany Movement and spoke to them and encourgaed the protestors. MLK thought it was failure but others disagreed with him. -
Cont'd Andrew Young
He became a trustworthy aid to Martin Luther King Jr. He helped organize voter registration and desegregation camps in many cities. He became the first African American since Reconstruction to be elected into Congress. Young returned back to Atlanta and became the governor. -
Andrew Young
Young was a politician, human rights activist, and a businessman. While in Georgia, Young included himself into civil rights and organizing voter registration drives. In 1961 he left being a pastor to work with the Southern Christian Leadership Conferance to work with Martin Luther King Jr. He worked with a group that taught nonviolent stragies to local people. -
Martin Luther King Jr.
He was educated in high school in 1944 by Booker T. Washington. He then went to Morehouse college following his grandfather and father. He wanted rights for African Americans and he peacefully protested against segregation. He met with Dwight Eisenhower to discuss the rights of black people. 1963 to 1965 were arguably the highest points in his career. "I Have a Dream" speech was one of the most memorable moments in his career. -
Lesster Maddox
Maddox was one of the most suprising governors to win, he won due to desegregation in 1966. He appointed more African Americans to government than all previous Georgia governors combined. -
Maynard Jackson
He was the first black mayor of a major southern city in 1973. He worked very hard to bring the 1996 Olympic Games to Atlanta. He went to Morehouse College and graduated in 1956. Jackson helped build a new terminnal in the airport. That is why Hartsfield-Jackson Airport is named after him. He put in efforts to reduce the mistreatment towards African Americans working for the police. -
E.Q: How can the policies of a state and local political leaders influence economic growth?
State political leaders have more jobs then a local leader would have. If they are a local leader and thay are good that is awesome, it boosts their little community. To be good leader state-wide is extremely good to the economy, because if he makes good choices our economy goes up. One wrong choice could send the economy down. -
E.Q: How can political policies and decisions create a climate in which individuals and groups can voice opinions to bring about social change?
If the people feel good about their leader they will have a voice and say what they think needs to be done in a good way. If there was a bad governor the people would speaking out in a bad way. They will fight against the leader causing more trouble.
